英语Unit 2 Exploring English巩固练习

这是一份英语Unit 2 Exploring English巩固练习，共14页。
【教材原句】
Accrding t Chart1, which language has the largest number f native speakers? (教材P13)
Accrding t Chart2, which language has the largest number f learners? (教材P13)
【辨析】
两者组成结构很相似，但意思和用法有区别。
the number f….. 表示“……的数量/数目”， 后接复数可数名词。the number f + 可数名词复数做主语时，谓语用单数形式。
a number f…. 表示“许多”，相当于 many, a lt f, lts f修饰复数可数名词。a number f + 可数名词复数做主语时，谓语动词用复数形式。number前常用gd, great, large, small等修饰，以表示数量程度。
【例句呈现】
A great number f them dn't knw what happened in this cuntry in histry.
他们中很多人不知道这个国家历史上曾发生过什么。
A gd number f Egyptians are prficient in freign languages.
很多埃及人都精通外语。
A great number f families lived in this village.
这个屯落里有许多人家。
He has a gd number f English idims at cmmand.
他掌握了大量的英语成语。
There have been a large number f accidents lately.
最近事故极多。
The number f new students decreased frm 210 t 160 this year.
今年新生人数从210减少到160。
The number f emplyees was reduced frm 40 t 25.
雇员人数从40人减少到了25人。
There has been a sharp rise in the number f peple ut f wrk.
失业人数急剧增长。
The number f hmeless peple has increased dramatically.
无家可归者的人数急剧增加了。
The number f hmeless peple is a telling cmment n the state f sciety.
无家可归者的数量是社会状况的生动写照。
【考点过关】
根据the number f….和a number f….用法填空
1. A large number f students ________ (be) attending the lecture in classrm.
2. The number f peple wh fail each year _______ (be) nw in single figures.
3. A gd number f measures _______ (take) t slve the prblem last year.
4. The number f reprted crimes _______ (increase) at an alarming rate nwadays.
5. I think a great number f factrs ________ (decide) whether a mvie will be successful r nt.
6. The number f peple emplyed in agriculture ________ (fall) in the last decade.
7. A large number f parents _______ (vice) cncern abut their children's safety.
8. The number f peple in the hall nw _______ (be) 625．
9. The number f places available _______ (be) necessarily limited last mnth.
10. There _________ a number f different pints f view n this issue.
【参考答案】
1. are; 2. is; 3. were taken; 4. is increasing; 5. decide; 6. has fallen; 7. have viced; 8. is; 9. was; 10. are/were
●have sme difficulty/truble/prblems (in) ding sth.；have sme difficulty/truble/prblems with sth.
【教材原句】
Have yu ever asked yurself why peple ften have truble learning English?(教材P14)
【辨析】
两者意思相近，但用法有区别。
sb. have sme difficulty/truble/prblems (in) ding sth. 意思是“某人在做某事方面有困难/麻烦/问题”，这里的介词in可有可无。
have sme difficulty/truble/prblems with sth. 意思是“某人在做某事方面有困难/麻烦/问题”，这里使用介词with，后面接名词。
温馨提示：
= 1 \* GB3 ①两个句型中，difficulty, truble 必须用单数，prblem用复数。
= 2 \* GB3 ②两个句型中的sme可根据句意换成little, n, much等。
【例句呈现】
I have sme difficulty in understanding my English teacher in class.
我课堂上听不懂英语老师的讲解。
I have sme difficulty in prnuncing sme f the wrds in English.
我发某些单词的音有些困难。
90.8% f glaucma patients have sme difficulty in sleeping. 93.1% f cases have shallw sleeping.
90.8%青光眼病人存在入睡困难，93.1%病人睡眠不深。
But during the daily teaching, teachers have sme difficulty in teaching and s d students in learning, which makes teaching and learning mre difficult.
但在实际教学中，却也出现了不少问题，使得部分教师教学和学生学习存在困难。
I have sme difficulty in dealing with the abstract-let's get dwn t sme particulars.
我考虑抽象概念有些困难，让我们处理一些具体事情吧。
One persn may have n difficulty with language develpment.
有的人可能有语言开发的困难。
Mst f the girls have much difficulty with their families.
所以绝大多数的女孩都会与家庭关系紧张。
Yu may have sme difficulty with this bk at first, but yu'll find it much easier as yu g alng.
开始时你或许会觉得这本书难读，但过些时候你便会觉得容易得多。
I have sme truble with the carburetr. The salesman fbbed the lady ff with a faulty machine.
推销员把一部有毛病的机器冒充正品卖给了那位女士。
I have sme truble in reading her handwriting.
我认她的笔迹有些困难。
We have sme truble in spelling.
我们在拼写方面有困难。
He has sme prblems with his wrk in Canada, I'm afraid.
恐怕他在加拿大那边的事出问题啦。
Thelma& Luise Luise is wrking in a diner as a waitress and has sme prblems with her byfriend Jimmy, wh, as a musician, is always n the rad.
路易丝是咖啡馆的服务生，她的男朋友杰米是个搞音乐的，经常在外演出，两人有点矛盾。
Levant thinks that Steinbeck has sme prblems in grasping the structure and materials.
这位评论家认为斯坦贝克在掌握结构与素材上仍有不足。
【考点过关】
请根据句型have sme difficulty/truble/prblems (in) ding sth.和句型have sme difficulty/truble/prblems with sth.的用法填空
1. He is likely t have sme truble _______ it, but he shuldn't be cmpletely in the dark abut it.
2. As I have sme truble _______ my leg, I can't mve arund easily, nr can I sit t lng.
3. I have sme difficulty in _______ (answer) the questin.
4. His business has faced difficulty _______ debt.
5. I have sme truble in _______ (prnunce) this sund.
6. She has n difficulty _______ Italian.
7. He has sme difficulty in ________ (give) shape t his ideas.
8. She has difficulty ________ English prnunciatin.
9. He has sme truble _______ (wrk) ut the prblem, I think.
10. He has difficulty _________ (adjust) t grup living.
11. He has sme prblems ________ the language.
12. Children with autism have difficulty ______ scial skills and cmmunicatin.
13. He has difficulty in ________ (identify) with the cause f the disease.
14. He has sme prblems ________ his teeth.
15. Yu shuldn't have much difficulty _______ yur persnal data files.
16. She has difficulty ________ (learn) English, hwever, she wrks hard and is making rapid prgress.
17. I have difficulty cmmunicating _______ a stubbrn man like him.
18. This article has discussed sme prblems in _______ (adjust) t the new requirements.
【参考答案】
1. with; 2. with; 3. answering; 4. with; 5. prnuncing; 6. with; 7. giving; 8. with; 9. wrking; 10. adjusting; 11. with; 12. with; 13. identifying; 14. with; 15. with; 16. learning; 17. with; 18. adjusting
●neither…. nr…. ; nt nly… but als
【教材原句】
Neither is there pine nr apple in pineapple. (教材P14)
Nt nly can yu pst specific questins, but yu can als braden yur knwledge by reading psts frm ther English learners arund the wrld. (教材P20)
【辨析】
两者都是并列连词，但意义和用法有一定区别。
neither……nr….. 既可以连接两个并列句子成分，也可以连接两个并列句子，表示“既不…..也不……”，强调两者都不。
温馨提示：
= 1 \* GB3 ①当连接两个并列主语时，句子谓语动词要遵循就近原则，即与第二个主语保持一致；
= 2 \* GB3 ②当引导两个并列句子时，两个句子都要倒装；
nt nly…but als既可以连接两个并列句子成分，也可以连接两个并列句子，表示“不仅…..而且….”，着重强调后者，其中, nly有时可以换成just; als有时可以省略。
温馨提示：
= 1 \* GB3 ①当连接两个并列主语时，句子谓语动词要遵循就近原则，即与第二个主语保持一致；
= 2 \* GB3 ②当引导两个并列句子时，nt nly 引导的句子要倒装；
= 3 \* GB3 ③nt nly…but als的形式比较固定，但也会出现but与als被分隔开来的情形。
【例句呈现】
Light and bright clrs make peple nt nly happier but mre active.
浅色和鲜艳的颜色不但使人看了高兴，也会使人更加活泼。
Shakespeare was nt nly a writer but (als) an actr。
莎士比亚不仅是一位剧作家，而且是一位演员。
If yur friend reminds yu kindly f yur faults, take what he says nt nly pleasantly but thank fully.
如果低朋友善意地指明出你的缺点，你不但要欣然接受，而且要心怀感激之情。
Man has becme master nt nly f the sky but als f the space.
人类不但征服了天空，而且征服了太空。
Nt nly has he a first-class brain but als he is a tremendusly hard wrker.
他不仅有着头等聪明的脑子，而且工作很能吃苦。
Prfessr Smith spke neither English nr German
史密斯教授既不会讲英语，也不会讲德语。
Neither culd thery d withut practice, nr culd practice d withut thery.
理论没有实践不行, 实践没有理论也不行。
I neither knew nr cared what had happened t him.
我既不知道也不关心他出了什么事。
Nt nly had the pr man been arrested but he had been sent t prisn as well.
这个可怜的人不仅被逮捕，而且被投进监狱。
They can neither read nr write, nr can they cmprehend such cncepts.
他们不会读，不会写，也理解不了这样的概念。
The students were nt in the classrm. Nr was the teacher.
学生们不在教室里，老师也不在。
【考点过关】
根据dnate, cntribute 的用法及适当形式填空
1. Nt nly I but als Tm and Mary _____ fnd f watching televisin.
2. Neither Anna nr I ______ interested in high finance.
3. Ntices in the waiting rm requested that yu neither smke nr ______ (spit).
4. Neither is Baker that kind f persn nr _______ he d that kind f things yesterday.
5. Nt nly d the prfessrs have their wn ideas n the matter, _____ the students have theirs.
6. ______ has he dne it, nr will he d it.
7. He was nt nly a successful writer _______ but (als) the greatest pet f his time.
8. I dn't knw where he lives. _______ des she.
9. In fact, he is famus ______ in China nr in the whle wrld.
10. Nt nly the mther but the children _______ are als sick nw.
【参考答案】
1. are 2. am; 3. spit; 4. did; 5. but; 6. Neither; 7. But; 8. neither; 9. neither; 10. but
●whether; if（是否）
【教材原句】
I hadn’t, until ne day my five-year-ld sn asked me whether there was ham in a hamburger. (教材P14)
Last week, ur frum asked if yu had any funny r strange stries abut using English. (教材P20)
【辨析】
两者都表示“是否”，但用法有一定区别。
whether = 1 \* GB3 ①引导主语从句可位于句首，if引导的主语从句只能放在句尾, 用it 做形式主语放句首。 = 2 \* GB3 ②介词之后宾语从句只能用whether引导，不能用if。 = 3 \* GB3 ③whether可引导表语从句和同位语从句, if则不能。 = 4 \* GB3 ④whether可以和动词不定式连用，if 则不能。 = 5 \* GB3 ⑤在whether …… r nt 的固定搭配中, 一般不用if 。whether和if都可用it作形式主语从句中。 = 6 \* GB3 ⑥在discuss/cnsider等某些动词之后，只能用whether，不能用if引导宾语从句。
if 在引导否定概念宾语从句时，只能用if，而不用whether.
【例句呈现】
I dn’t knw whether they will cme r nt.
我不知道他们是否回来。
I dn’t knw if / whether it will snw tmrrw.
我不知道明天是否会下雪。
Can yu tell me whether t g swimming after supper?
你能告诉我饭后去哪儿游泳吗？
I wrry abut whether he will be angry with me.
我担心他是否生我的气。
Yu shuld cnsider whether the car yu are interested in is gd value.
你应该考虑你感兴趣的小汽车是否有价值。
I can’t decide whether t stay.
我不能决定是否留下。
I want t knw whether it’s gd news r nt.
我想知道是否是好消息。
His father is wrried abut whether he will lse his wrk.
他的父亲担心是否会失去工作。
Whether they can finish the wrk n time is still a prblem.
他们是否能准时完成这项工作还是个问题。
I want t knw whether/if he lives there.
我想知道是否他住在那儿。
【考点过关】
用whether和if填空
1. He asked me _______ I culd help him.
2. ______ the 2000 Olympic Games will be in Beijing is nt knwn yet.
3. Success depends n _______ we make enugh effrt.
4. It's uncertain he'll cme this evening.
5. The questin is ________ it is nt wrth ding.
6. The questin ________ the students answered crrectly shuld be decided by the teacher.
7. We are uncertain Mary will cme.
8. Please tell us ________ t g r stay here.
9. We discussed ________ we shuld clse the shp.
10. He asked me _______ I hadn't finished my wrk.
11. I can't decide ________ t buy this pen r that ne.
12. My questin is _______ the Chinese team can g further.
13. _______ I can pass the exam isn’t clear.
【参考答案】
1. whether/if; 2. Whether; 3. whether; 4. whether/if; 5. whether; 6. whether; 7. whether/if; 8. whether; 9. whether; 10. if; 11. whether; 12. whether; 13. Whether
●infrmatin; message
【教材原句】
At the infrmatin desk at the entrance, I asked a lady where the she sectin was. (教材P21)
Why did she give me the wrng infrmatin? (教材P21)
【辨析】
两者都有“信息”的意思，但又有一定的区别。
infrmatin意思是“信息、消息、情报、资料、资讯，通知”， 是不可数名词，没有复数形式，前面不能直接加不定冠词“an”；“一条信息”的表达为：a piece f infrmatin/an item f infrmatin/an article f infrmatin或者sme infrmatin。“许多信息”是many pieces f infrmatin，还有：a surce f infrmatin消息来源；
cllect/gather/btain/receive infrmatin 收集/搜集/获取/接收信息；prvide/give/pass n infrmatin 提供 / 给予 / 传递信息.
也可作“知识”解, 其后常接介词n/abut/cncerning等。
message意思是“（书面或口头的）信息、留言，消息、电邮（或手机）信息、（书籍、演讲的）要点”， 为可数名词，也可以做及物动词，表示 “向（某人）传送（电子信息）”的意思。
【例句呈现】
Further infrmatin is available frm the lcal turist ffice.
进一步详情可向当地的旅游办事处查询。
The cnference is a gd place t share infrmatin and exchange ideas.
研讨会是互通信息、交流思想的好场所。
The infrmatin is prcessed in a randm rder.
信息是按随机顺序处理的。
They questined the accuracy f the infrmatin in the file.
他们怀疑档案中信息的正确性。
It's a lt f infrmatin t absrb all at nce.
要一下子消化这么多资料，真是很难。
The message is cming thrugh lud and clear.
消息传达得清楚明白。
A message is just cming thrugh.
刚有消息传来。
Wuld it be pssible fr me t leave a message fr her?
我可以给她留个话儿吗？
What srt f message is that sending t yung peple?
这给年轻人传达的是什么样的信息呢？
Peple wh message smene a lt feel unppular if they dn't get many back.
如果人们发出大量短信但收到的回复却不多，就会觉得自己不受欢迎。
【考点过关】
根据infrmatin和message的用法填空
1. Pat refused t give her any ________ abut Sarah.
2. I gt a _______ yu were trying t reach me.
3. He refused t cmment befre all the relevant ________ was seen.
4. There were n ________ fr me at the htel.
5. S far further ________ has nt been prvided.
6. We've had an urgent ________ saying that yur father's ill.
7. Several peple came frward with much _________.
8. There were fur ________ in my inbx.
9. In rder t get a cmplete picture, further _______ is needed.
10. Last night Jack _______ me t tell that he had caught a bad cld.
【参考答案】
1. infrmatin; 2. message; 3. infrmatin; 4. messages; 5. infrmatin; 6. message; 7. infrmatin; 8. messages; 9. infrmatin; 10. messaged
●exchange; swap
【教材原句】
I was part f a student exchange prgram between a university in English and my university in China. (教材P21)
【辨析】
两者都有交换的意思，都可以作名词和动词，作“交换”时，偶尔可以互换。
exchange n. 交换、兑换、交易所、交流；vt. 交换、交易、兑换；vi. 交换、交易、兑换。较为正式，常见于书面语中。可指相似人或物交换；一种东西换另一种东西或者一种东西换多种东西。
swap n. 交换、交换之物；vt. 以...作交换、与...交换；vi. 交易、交换。非正式用语，常用于口语中，通常只指同类事物的交换。 比如交换玩具 ty swap 等。
温馨提示：
= 1 \* GB3 ①在指语言和观点上的交流、争论、战争、商业场合的交换和退换商品（如：交换合约：the exchange f cntracts；兑换外汇： currency exchange；交流眼神 exchange glances）时，一般不用 swap
= 2 \* GB3 ②下列短语中不能用swap
in exchange fr….作为...的交换。
exchange greetings 相互打招呼；互致问候
【例句呈现】
I’d like t exchange the dress fr a smaller ne.
我想换一件小号的裙子。
I exchanged 200 dllars fr 150 eur.
我把 200 美金换成150 欧元了。
There was a brief exchange between the tw cuntries’ leaders.
两位国家领导人进行了短暂的交流。
There was an angry exchange f wrds between peple at the meeting.
人们在会议上发生了短暂的争执。
We were ffered fd and shelter in exchange fr helping ut n the farm.
我们以为农场提供劳力来换取食物和住宿。
The exchange f cntracts is due t take place this afternn at 2 p.m.
交换合约的时间订在今天下午两点。
It’s a gd idea t exchange greetings befre the meeting.
在开会前，相互打个招呼会比较好。
I thught Julie’s necklace lked much prettier than mine, s we did a swap.
我觉得Julie 的项链比我的要好看，所以我们就交换了。
He gt a jb at the bank, s had t swap jeans and t-shirts fr a suit.
他在银行找到一份工作， 所以必须放弃T恤牛仔裤，换上西装了。
I swapped/exchanged seats/places with my byfriend, s I culd see the whle stage.
我和男友换了座位，这样我就能看到整个舞台。
We exchanged/swapped ur email addresses and prmised that we’d stay in tuch.
我们交换了电子邮箱并相互承诺会保持联系。
They all sat tgether at table, laughing and swapping/exchanging stries.
他们都坐在桌子旁，有说有笑地讲述各自的故事。
【考点过关】
用exchange 或swap 填空
1. The tw sides _________ (exchange, swap) their pinins.
2. He gave me an apple in ________ (exchange, swap) fr a cake.
3. I’d like t _________ (exchange, swap) sme dllars fr punds.
4. If she ever fancies a jb ________ (exchange, swap), I culd be interested.
5. Next week they will _________ (exchange, swap) places and will repeat the switch weekly.
6. They will _______ (exchange, swap) psts in a year’s time, accrding t new party rules which rtate the leadership.
【参考答案】
1. exchange; 2. exchange; 3. exchange; 4. Exchange/swap; 5. Exchange/swap; 6. exchange/swap
●deal with; d with
【教材原句】
Hw wuld yu deal with the situatins described in the psts? (教材P22)
【辨析】
两者都有“处理，对付/应付”的意思，这时可以换用，但其它意义和用法上有区别。
deal with 意思是“处理；应付/对付；涉及/论及/论述； 和…做生意”，常与疑问代词hw 连用。
d with 意思是“处置/处理；对付/对待；忍受; 与….有关；与….相处”,常与疑问词what 连用。
【例句呈现】
We must take psitive steps t deal/d with the prblem.
我们必须采取积极步骤处理这个问题。
The gvernment must deal/d with this as a matter f urgency.
政府必须将此事当作紧急的事情来处理。
Yu need the patience f Jb t deal/d with sme f ur custmers.
和我们的一些顾客打交道需要有极大的耐心。
Mdy peple are very difficult t deal/d with.
喜怒无常的人很难打交道。
He has sme unfinished business t deal/d with.
他还要处理一些尚未了结的事务。
Hw d yu deal with persistent salesmen wh wn't take n fr an answer?
你怎么对付那些不轻言放弃、一直纠缠下去的推销员？
That has nthing t d with what we're discussing.
那与我们所讨论的问题毫不相干。
I'd have nthing t d with him, if I were yu.
如果我是你，我就不会跟他有任何瓜葛。
They knw what t d/deal with yur kind.
他们知道怎样对付你这种人。
They fund a way t d/deal with the elephant.
他们找到对付那头大象的办法了。
The tp secret dcuments had t d with the mst advanced military equipment
绝密文件涉及最先进的军事装备。
We are difficult t d with the new cmer.
我们很难与新来的那个人相处.
【考点过关】
根据deal with, d with的用法填空
1. We discussed different ways f _______ the prblem.
2. I dn't knw what ________ all the fd that's left ver.
3. She’s used t ________ all kinds f peple in her jb.
4. Her jb has smething _______ cmputers.
5. This bk _______ the ancient histry f China.
6. Why d we ________ it?
7. In many peple’s pinin, that cmpany, thugh relatively small, is pleasant _______.
8. I cannt ________ him and his inslence.
9. We must take psitive steps _______ the prblem.
10. Can yu ________ what happened t me?
11. David’s biggest headache is what _______ his mney.
12. Yu need the patience f wrk _______ sme f ur custmers.
13. Japan will have _______ America n rice imprts.
【参考答案】
1. ding/dealing; 2. t d with; 3. dealing/d with; 4. t d with; 5. deals with; 6. d with; 7. t deal with; 8. d with; 9. t deal/d with; 10. d with; 11. t d/deal with; 12. t deal/d with; 13. t d deal with